Chapter 66: Divine Blood
Inside the room shrouded by the barrier, the Goddess of Fortune, though panicking inside, still tried her best to remain calm. To be precise, she was trying not to let her tears fall. No matter what, she was a deity and had to maintain a deity's 'dignity.'
"Shh."
Su Xiao made a silencing gesture, which made the Goddess of Fortune nod repeatedly. Seeing this, Su Xiao released his grip and stopped pinning her to the ground.
"Huff, huff~"
The Goddess of Fortune took several deep breaths, her heart never having been so terrified before.
"I'm sorry, I was wrong..."
As soon as she opened her mouth, the Goddess of Fortune apologized twice in a row, showing she knew how to read the situation. When the circumstances were against her, she would never stubbornly talk back.
"Holy Flame, did I do something to offend you? Aren't we friends? There's no need for this. If there's a misunderstanding, we can sit down, play some Animal Chess, and talk it over slowly."
The Goddess of Fortune used her ultimate move: playing dumb. She absolutely would not admit that the person in her room was a Law Destroyer. Even if he admitted it, she would stubbornly deny it.
"Oh?"
Su Xiao reverted to his usual tone, no longer using the vocal disguise he employed as Holy Flame.
In truth, he hadn't come here to kill the Goddess of Fortune or anything like that. Regarding this matter, Mawen Hua'erzi, Tuanzhang, and Bai Niu had all mentioned it to Su Xiao. When they learned he had some grievances with the Goddess of Fortune, they all gave the same advice: Su Xiao could do whatever he wanted to the Goddess of Fortune, but he absolutely could not kill her. Killing a deity who governs luck would result in an unbreakable fate curse.
This fate curse wasn't very dangerous at first. It would cause the cursed person's luck to slowly leak away like water. But once it reached the point of being unlucky, it would gradually become dangerous, commonly known as negative luck attribute.
If luck was -10 points, -20 points, or even -50 points, it could still be resolved with an exemption badge. The problem was that this fate curse would make luck more and more negative, faster and faster.
In the end, it could reach negative hundreds of points or more. By then, not only would one be extremely unlucky, but they would immediately be rejected by the world, whether in the Void or a Primordial World.
The Goddess of Fortune wasn't arrogant because she had this divine ability. This was an ability that could only be activated upon her death. If she was dead, she wouldn't care what happened to her enemy.
She didn't want to die at all. As a deity of the good alignment, she not only had a long life but, due to her position as the goddess of luck, she wouldn't lack wealth. So her usual activities were: first, purifying areas infected by misfortune; second, traveling around, eating all kinds of delicious food, and experiencing entertainment from different civilizations.
"Misunderstanding?"
Su Xiao stepped over to the chess table, pointing his short sword at the opposite seat. Seeing this, the Goddess of Fortune sat down hesitantly and explained:
"Yes, there must be some misunderstanding between us."
As she spoke, the Goddess of Fortune arranged the Animal Chess pieces on the board.
Su Xiao sat down, placing his short sword beside the chessboard, and took out two potions. These were brewed using maple honey as the main ingredient. With the maple honey produced by Arcane Eternal Star and the alchemy skills of Holy Flame Alchemist, the beautifying effects could be imagined.
"Even if you try to bribe me like this, I still wouldn't dare to be on your side."
As she spoke, the Goddess of Fortune had already reached out and picked up a potion. She simply couldn't control herself. By a stroke of luck, she had obtained a Void Tree imprint, which allowed her to use the imprint as a notarization channel to view item information.
However, this Treeborn imprint had no corresponding responsibilities and had limited functions: only viewing item information and a medium-sized storage space. Nothing else.
Even so, the Goddess of Fortune treasured it. Being able to view item attributes was incredibly useful.
Although the Goddess of Fortune knew it was dangerous to take the potion, she simply couldn't 'control' herself. Her hand seemed to have a mind of its own as it picked up one of the two potions beside the chessboard.
"No need to be polite. This is your deserved reward."
As Su Xiao spoke, he picked up the Beast King piece and moved it to the middle of the board. When he played Animal Chess, the Beast King piece would always stay in the opponent's territory.
"Deserved reward?"
The Goddess of Fortune savored these words. A thought that made her scalp tingle gradually formed in her mind.
"Could it be that you..."
Before the Goddess of Fortune could finish, Su Xiao placed a terminal on the table, and an image began playing on it.
In the image, the Goddess of Fortune stood before a tall building. She seemed a bit impatient, covering her mouth as she yawned.
"We're pulling out. The rest is up to you, Fortune. The stronger the luck of the person who detonates that dangerous object's egg, the greater the explosion. Be careful when you use it."
Wude's voice appeared. Hearing this, the Goddess of Fortune under the tall building raised her hand and tapped the wall with her finger. Then she covered her ears and slightly turned away.
Boom!
An explosion came from the building behind her. Soon after, Zuiyasi, Ona, and Edeir, wearing black tech combat suits, walked out. Among them, Edeir tossed a tech helmet to the Goddess of Fortune and said:
"The spellcasters are about to discover us. Let's retreat first, back to Eternal Star."
The video ended there. After watching it, the Goddess of Fortune was dumbfounded.
"It's not me, I didn't, how could I dare to do such a thing? And where... is that place in the video?"
"One of Arcane Eternal Star's five secondary stars, Seran."
Hearing Su Xiao's words, the Goddess of Fortune nearly fainted on the spot.
Su Xiao had Beini remove the barrier. Even though the spellcasters had relaxed their vigilance, keeping the barrier active for too long here would increase the risk. Once discovered, it would be dangerous.
The barrier was quickly removed. Soon, Beini, riding a flying carpet, entered the room. She even used the carpet's tail to close the door.
"Holy Flame meow, you actually..."
Before the Goddess of Fortune could finish, the Primordial Mask appeared in front of Beini. Beini pushed her head forward, put on the Primordial Mask, and her form rapidly changed until she looked exactly like the Goddess of Fortune. But Beini only maintained the disguise for an instant before dispelling it.
"This kind of transformation must require the person's blood or hair, right? I knew it! That's why you, meow, pretended to have a falling out with me before and bit off a strand of my hair!"
As she spoke, the Goddess of Fortune felt that she hadn't just boarded a pirate ship but was being dragged behind it. Now in the negotiation phase, whether she would be pulled onto the ship or used as bait depended on how the talks went.
"As a neighbor, assisting Holy Flame's disguise, attending the first day's lunch and dinner of the Oath Ceremony together, going to the auction together on the second day, and having a close relationship with Holy Flame's cat. On the third day of the Oath Ceremony, assisting the Law Destroyer in blowing up Seran's important defense watchtower. Fortune, you're one of us now. Don't be shy. Boldly take what you deserve."
Su Xiao pointed to the remaining potion on the table. But upon hearing this, the Goddess of Fortune seemed to have turned to stone.
After a moment, the Goddess of Fortune looked at the half-open window. She immediately stood up and closed it tightly. But as soon as she made this move, tears welled up in her eyes. This awareness of being an accomplice made her feel that she hadn't just boarded a pirate ship but was the lookout on that ship.
In Su Xiao's view, holding a knife to the enemy's neck and using physical negotiation to force submission only had a temporary effect. To make the enemy willingly help you, you had to turn them into an accomplice.
Everyone had a tendency to seek advantage and avoid harm. Take the current Goddess of Fortune, for example. In her judgment, Arcane Eternal Star, which could cost her life at any moment, had become the enemy.
The Goddess of Fortune's mindset changed roughly like this: from initially being forced to submit to Su Xiao, she gradually began to be wary of Arcane Eternal Star for her own safety. At this stage, in her judgment, both Su Xiao and Arcane Eternal Star were her enemies.
But after Su Xiao removed the barrier, put away his short sword, and took out some items that weren't particularly valuable but suited the Goddess of Fortune's tastes, she became even more vigilant toward Arcane Eternal Star.
At this point, Su Xiao had Beini step in. Beini began to educate the Goddess of Fortune about the balance between the Abyss and natural elements, and what would happen if the spellcasters consumed too many natural elements.
The more the Goddess of Fortune listened, the more alarmed she became. She had been to worlds invaded by the Abyss, and the terrifying scenes there had given her nightmares for a long time.
"The spellcasters are also a Void faction. If this place is invaded by the Abyss, they won't fare well either, right? Even if they relocate, the losses would be unimaginable. How could they be so irrational?"
The Goddess of Fortune didn't fully voice her thoughts. Hearing this, Beini drew a diagram, summarizing the relationships among the major Void factions in a graphic format. This immediately helped the Goddess of Fortune understand why Arcane Eternal Star, knowing that consuming natural elements would gradually invite the Abyss, still wouldn't stop. They simply couldn't and wouldn't stop.
Elemental power and magical energy were the core means by which Arcane Eternal Star dominated the Void. Losing this dominance would cause the grudges accumulated over so long to erupt in a short time. By then, the other major Void factions would immediately unite to besiege Arcane Eternal Star.
After thinking about this, the Goddess of Fortune put on a righteous and indignant expression, as if sharing a common hatred. In reality, she was just going along with it. She couldn't afford to offend Arcane Eternal Star, and naturally, she couldn't offend Su Xiao either.
"Since we're on the same side, can we call it even this time? I won't expose you, and you won't scheme against me. How about that?"
The Goddess of Fortune looked hopeful. Seeing this, Su Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly. Just as the Goddess of Fortune thought the negotiation had failed, Su Xiao suddenly said:
"Alright."
With that, Su Xiao picked up the terminal and completely deleted the video. This stunned the Goddess of Fortune across from him.
"You're... too sincere. I'm not used to it. There must be a backup, right? There has to be. You people are too good at scheming."
In the end, the Goddess of Fortune wore a bitter expression. But soon, she understood why things had developed this way.
"We can let these matters go, but it's time to settle our old accounts."
Hearing this, the Goddess of Fortune's heart sank. She knew it wouldn't be that simple.
"Fine, once we settle this, I can openly travel and have fun again. Tell me, how do we resolve it?"
"From my first rank to now, you've countless times weakened my luck, causing me misfortune..."
"Wait! Hold on!"
The Goddess of Fortune suddenly interrupted Su Xiao. The reason was that she felt she couldn't take the blame for this. She said urgently:
"I can sign a contract and swear that I've never weakened your luck! That was just you being unlucky on your own! It really isn't my fault! You're a Law Destroyer, remember? I can tell you a secret: the stronger the inherited power, the harder it is for me to weaken their luck. To weaken a Law Destroyer's luck, I'd have to get very close to you, and even then, I couldn't weaken it much. So you being unlucky is really just because you're unlucky! It truly isn't my fault! You Law Destroyers are all... all..."
In the end, the Goddess of Fortune swallowed the words 'you Law Destroyers are all old unlucky bastards' because Su Xiao across from her was expressionless.
"Pfft~"
Beini quickly turned her head away. At a time like this, she absolutely had to hold back her laughter.
"Our enmity started because I secretly watched you be unlucky in the spatial crevices and gloated, right? And later, I kind of wanted to steal that metal lighter from you, but I really only thought about it, never acted on it. The main reason for our enmity is that I always gloated over your misfortune! That was wrong of me. Actually, I was bullied several times before by a female Law Destroyer named Green Gillian. Every time she was unlucky, she'd come to my house and demand I improve her luck. I really don't have that ability.
You could beat me up... Wait, don't stand up. Beating a luck goddess will lower your luck. In your Paradise terms, it's called lowering your luck attribute. So how unworthy would that be? How about I take out some of my supreme treasures to make up for my past mistakes?"
The Goddess of Fortune's eyes were sparkling. She would definitely be willing to pay with secret treasures to make peace.
"So, you've never once weakened my luck before?"
As Su Xiao spoke, his gaze gradually became more serious.
"Absolutely not. I can sign a contract to prove it. Actually, I'm even more surprised than you. Even if Law Destroyers are unlucky, none are as unlucky as you. Your luck... hmm, it's hard to describe. For example, if the peak of luck is S+ and the bottom is E-, then your luck ranges from S+ to E-. Other people's luck trends are like a gentle curve; yours is like an electrocardiogram."
"Pfft~"
Beini quickly turned her head again, covering her mouth with her paws. She had discovered that the Goddess of Fortune meant no harm, but sometimes she would seriously say something incredibly funny. 'Luck electrocardiogram' indeed.
"Oh? You just swore a contract guarantee?"
"Of course! If you don't believe me, I'll draft a contract right now."
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak. He directly took out a Contract Parchment.
"Agreed. If I sign this, you won't punish me anymore for gloating over your misfortune."
"Hmm."
"Sorry, I thought you were a particularly vindictive person. I was overthinking."
The Goddess of Fortune began drafting the contract. But she was clever. She didn't use the Contract Parchment Su Xiao provided and requested the Void Tree as the notarizing party for the contract. Unfortunately, when it came to contracts, she was still too naive. She shouldn't have handed the contract to Su Xiao, allowing him to touch it.
After signing the contract, the Goddess of Fortune felt completely relaxed. A smile bloomed on her face as she looked at Su Xiao cheerfully, even humming a tune.
"Being hostile to a Law Destroyer is truly terrifying. But fortunately, you Law Destroyers are not unreasonable people. You and the previous Law Destroyers are really alike in one way: aside from being ruthless to enemies, you're usually quite reasonable. Except for that one female Law Destroyer. To be honest, I actually admire you. You and the Moon Wolves dare to go to those places ravaged by the Abyss. A deity like me would have nightmares just seeing the scenes there, yet you dare to go and clean up the Abyss Spawn there."
The Goddess of Fortune was quite savvy. As soon as the relationship eased, she immediately started saying nice things to build rapport. But this wasn't flattery. When it came to the Abyss, what she said came from the heart.
"Less nonsense."
Su Xiao lowered his eyelids, which made the Goddess of Fortune across from him pout pitifully and pick up a piece of pastry to eat. Everything she said was true.
"So, you can't change my luck?"
"I can change it a little, but at most a few minutes. The luck boost I give you will dissipate. To be precise, across countless worlds, the only thing that can significantly change your luck is that metal lighter of yours. For you, it's a supreme treasure that can forcibly alter luck. For others... others can't use it. In other words, in this world, only you are qualified to use this treasure."
Hearing this, Su Xiao took out [Fate Dominator]. The Goddess of Fortune's gaze immediately shifted to the metal lighter. She asked:
"Let me ask you a question: did you become a Law Destroyer first, or did you obtain this metal lighter first?"
"Law Destroyer first."
"Oh, I see. Let me put it this way: after you obtained this metal lighter, for a long time afterward—in your Paradise terms, across several major ranks—this metal lighter was useless to you. It seemed like you activated its boost, but that was just psychological.
This supreme treasure truly began to affect your luck only after more and more strong names were engraved on it. It wasn't until this 'Moon' character that the treasure actually started to have some effect on you. After engraving this 'Iron' character, the treasure became crucial to you..."
The Goddess of Fortune was definitely the most professional in this area. After listening to her detailed explanation, Su Xiao finally fully understood [Fate Dominator].
Just as the Goddess of Fortune said, after Su Xiao obtained this equipment, for a long time in the early stages, it seemed to work, briefly increasing his luck attribute, but it was actually useless. Using it before opening chests was more like a habit.
This situation was broken by one of his habits: engraving strong names on it. The first nine strong names were more like accumulation. It was only after the strong name 'Black' (Black King) that the strong names took on different meanings.
What caused a qualitative change in [Fate Dominator] was the engraving of the Ancient God Moon God's strong name. It could be said that defeating the Moon God had extraordinary significance for Su Xiao.
After engraving the Moon God's strong name, an even more crucial strong name came: 'Iron,' Iron Feather King. This was the strong name that completed the transformation of [Fate Dominator]. However, [Fate Dominator] didn't show any changes in its attributes.
In the Goddess of Fortune's words, the stronger a Law Destroyer, the harder it was to change their luck. But Su Xiao kept engraving strong names on [Fate Dominator], continuously improving its effectiveness.
The stronger Su Xiao became, the stronger the enemies he defeated, and naturally, the heavier the weight of the strong names. The greater the boost to [Fate Dominator], the higher the priority of its boost, allowing Su Xiao, an increasingly powerful Law Destroyer, to have his luck temporarily reversed by [Fate Dominator].
This formed a nearly circular luck cycle diagram. That's why the Goddess of Fortune said that in this world, only [Fate Dominator] could significantly change Su Xiao's luck. Because the strong names on this equipment weren't just engraved by Su Xiao himself; these strong names were all enemies he had defeated.
Su Xiao had previously thought that he would have to wait until the strong names reached some limit before the true power could be revealed. Now it seemed that these strong names had long given [Fate Dominator] a unique and extraordinary quality.
But everything had a limit. [Fate Dominator] had reached its limit. After bearing the strong name 'God,' it could no longer continue to bear strong names. If forcibly engraved, the result would only be the shattering of [Fate Dominator].
Regarding this situation, the Goddess of Fortune was definitely the most authoritative deity, bar none.
Not only that, but after touching [Fate Dominator], the Goddess of Fortune confirmed one thing: this supreme treasure of luck had two development paths.
First, [Fate Dominator]'s growth ended here. It could no longer bear strong names. As a benefit, it would develop an ability to gradually weaken a single target's luck, making that person increasingly unlucky.
There was another option, but the resources required for this option were dozens or even hundreds of times greater than the first. However, this option would allow [Fate Dominator] to bear more strong names, effectively raising its upper limit.
Nevertheless, [Fate Dominator] still had a limit. When the strong names engraved on it reached the absolute limit, that would be the equipment's ultimate transformation.
Su Xiao had just advanced to the Ninth Rank. His path of strengthening was far from over, so naturally, he would choose the latter.
"If you use my blood as the covenant material to enhance this treasure, its limit will be just that. But I have another method: you can use the Ancient God's source blood as the covenant material to reach its limit, allowing it to absorb the Ancient God's source blood and gain a higher upper limit."
At this point, the Goddess of Fortune nodded confidently, her eyes so sincere that she might as well have written 'you should believe me' on her face.
After listening to the Goddess of Fortune's long speech, praising [Fate Dominator] as a supreme treasure and saying that its limit shouldn't be just that.
In other words, the Goddess of Fortune was saying: 'Don't use my blood to enhance this equipment, please don't. Go kill Ancient Gods instead. Since they suck the life out of worlds and are all rotten to the core, I won't feel guilty at all for tricking them.'
After guessing the Goddess of Fortune's true intention, Su Xiao said, "Using your blood is safer."
"Fine, within 200 milliliters is acceptable. 200 milliliters is enough to soak this metal lighter."
The Goddess of Fortune proactively raised her right arm, looking like she was ready for him to draw blood.
"I meant source blood."
"I'll fight you to the death!"
The Goddess of Fortune changed her attitude completely, taking out her divine scepter. Due to the close distance, she could only try to hit Su Xiao with the scepter, showing how resolutely she opposed providing divine source blood.
Seeing the Goddess of Fortune's reaction, Su Xiao basically confirmed that compared to Ancient God source blood, the similar but more suitable Goddess of Fortune source blood was the best way to enhance Fate Dominator. This would certainly be a greater improvement than the method written in Fate Dominator's information.
"How much source blood do you have? 50 ounces?"
Su Xiao calculated divine source blood by the weight unit 'ounce' because different divine source blood had different densities and qualities. Using the weight unit 'ounce' allowed for a more accurate multi-faceted balance assessment.
"?"
The Goddess of Fortune looked at Su Xiao blankly, not understanding why he calculated source blood in ounces. Didn't divine source blood come in drops? Her 50-plus drops of divine source blood were accumulated over a long time. Losing more than half of her source blood would leave her very weak. Losing more than 90% would render her unconscious from weakness. Losing all her source blood could cost her her divine position.
It could be said that for non-combat deities like the Goddess of Fortune, their strength wasn't usually measured by combat power but by the amount of source blood and the derived divine functions, which determined their strength as deities.
For this reason, Fortune source blood was the best 'covenant material' for enhancing Fate Dominator, bar none.
Su Xiao could defeat the Goddess of Fortune in a short time. However, if such a situation arose, as long as the Goddess of Fortune wasn't extremely stupid, she would burn her source blood as a cost to fight him to the end. After all, losing would mean having her source blood drawn anyway. Even if she didn't die, she might lose her divine position. She might as well fight.
Su Xiao looked at the Goddess of Fortune's eyes, which were firm but tinged with nervousness, and knew how to make her produce Fortune source blood. At this moment, knowledge was power. He could not only make the Goddess of Fortune produce source blood but also ensure she would willingly cooperate in the future.
"I am a Law Destroyer. You don't need to keep playing dumb. The barrier around us is gone, but the sound-dampening device isn't."
"Yes, I actually guessed that."
"I am also Holy Flame."
"Yes, I've seen that. In alchemy, you can beat all other alchemists in the Void hands down."
"..."
Su Xiao frowned. His gaze indicated that if she kept flattering him every time he spoke, he would beat her up right now.
"How much source blood do you have?"
"A few dozen drops. Also, I need to educate you: divine source blood isn't calculated in ounces. It's in drops. Drops."
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak. He took out a row of sealed bottles, all filled with Ancient God source blood. Seeing this, the Goddess of Fortune's gaze went a bit blank. She murmured:
"Fine... fine, it's my problem. Divine source blood is indeed calculated in ounces."
Although the Goddess of Fortune was shocked by the amount of source blood on the table, she didn't covet the Ancient God source blood. She wouldn't dare absorb that.
"Ancient God source blood and divine source blood are essentially different things. They're only similar. Besides hunting Ancient Gods, I also hunt evil gods..."
As Su Xiao spoke, he took out another test tube containing evil god source blood obtained from the Shah Emperor World. So-called evil gods, neutral deities, and friendly deities were all part of the same divine system, just with different natures and temperaments. Ultimately, their source blood was of the same type.
"No good. Even if we're from the same divine system, we can't absorb each other's source blood."
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak. He took out a sealed test tube containing a small amount of Ancient Battlefield blood energy.
"Is this... filtered Ancient Battlefield blood energy? I've been there but didn't dare stay long. How did you filter this Ancient Battlefield blood energy to such purity?"
"..."
Su Xiao still didn't speak. A simplified miniature Devouring Core phantom appeared at his fingertip. They were on Arcane Eternal Star, so of course, he wouldn't construct a simplified Devouring Core here. But projecting its image with a terminal was risk-free.
"This is the Law Destroyer's Devouring Core. I am a Law Destroyer, also Holy Flame, and I have a habit of hunting evil gods. Purely zero-characteristic divine source blood can actually be purified. Moreover, don't try to absorb non-characteristic pure divine source blood expecting one drop to add one drop. Even if absorbing five drops only increases your own source blood by one drop, it's still worth it. It's both safe and pure."
Su Xiao's words made the Goddess of Fortune across from him swallow. She felt that this method sounded very reliable, especially backed by the dual identities of Law Destroyer and Holy Flame Alchemist.
"My estimate is that for every five drops of non-characteristic pure divine source blood you absorb, you can increase your Fortune source blood by one drop. Considering that evil god source blood is calculated in ounces, I'll pay you 10 ounces of non-characteristic pure divine source blood in exchange for 1 ounce of Fortune source blood."
Hearing this offer, the Goddess of Fortune's heart began to beat faster uncontrollably. If this deal was real, she would net a 50% profit each time.
Su Xiao had already made his offer. Now the Goddess of Fortune had to show her sincerity, such as first providing 10 drops of Fortune divine blood to raise Fate Dominator's upper limit, thus avoiding the situation where it couldn't continue to bear strong names.
Su Xiao gave the Goddess of Fortune two choices: 1. Cooperate, and both sides would benefit from divine blood. 2. Don't believe it, reopen the barrier, and fight.
After weighing the pros and cons, the Goddess of Fortune felt that if she didn't produce some source blood today, she wouldn't get through this. Although 10 drops of source blood pained her immensely, if the deal was real, these 10 drops of Fortune source blood as a gesture of sincerity were nothing.
After a moment, the Goddess of Fortune looked weak. Ten drops of golden divine blood floated before her.
"I feel like a wrung-out wet towel. I need to go sleep for a while."
The Goddess of Fortune held a tray with various nourishing potions. She drank them like water, picking up a bottle every now and then.
Su Xiao manipulated Fate Dominator to float up. The next second, the nearby 10 drops of Fortune source blood were all absorbed by Fate Dominator.
[Prompt: This equipment has entered its highest compatibility enhancement. The enhancement is expected to be completed in 21 hours.]
Su Xiao put away Fate Dominator. More Fortune source blood would naturally be better. He estimated that after this enhancement, Fate Dominator would likely be upgraded to Origin Rank. Even if it didn't reach that level this time, absorbing more Fortune source blood later would achieve it.
"You need to leave Eternal Star immediately. Find a hidden location to lay low for the next month. After this transmission device is activated, go find Bai Niu. He'll help you meet me. You can only trust Bai Niu and his sister. Don't trust anyone else under Bai Niu—I mean anyone. If they cause you trouble, show them this."
Su Xiao tossed out a pendant. Before the Goddess of Fortune could react, he continued:
"During your time in hiding, if you encounter something you can't handle, you can go find Tuanzhang of the Starry Sky Seat, or the Undying Old Man, or the Holy Maiden Seat. Give them this, and they'll help you escape danger. But you only have one chance."
Su Xiao placed a crystal card on the table. The Goddess of Fortune solemnly put it away. She had heard of the three great names he mentioned.
Taking Beini, Su Xiao walked out of the room. This time, catching the Goddess of Fortune had yielded far more benefits than expected. Ten drops of Fortune source blood were immeasurably better than soaking Fate Dominator in the Goddess of Fortune's blood. The former was divine blood fully condensed from divinity, while the latter was blood with trace amounts of divinity. They couldn't be compared.
Moreover, Su Xiao wasn't deceiving the Goddess of Fortune. In his mission worlds, he occasionally encountered neutral deities hostile to him. Previously, he couldn't be bothered with these guys. Now he had ample reason to kill those hostile neutral deities.
Meanwhile, in the underground prison, the lowest level cell.
Drip, drip~
Blood dripped from Zuiyasi's chin. His entire body was covered in blood and filth. Metal spikes imbued with magical energy were driven into him. He was bound to a metal frame, his mouth sealed, and a sharp cone was driven diagonally into his skull.
Knock, knock~
A faint knocking sound appeared in the lowest level of the underground prison. Following the sound, Zuiyasi's cellmates, the Crow Woman and Elemental Scholar Heros, saw a shocking sight. Outside Zuiyasi's cell, a figure wearing the Abyssal Jar stood before the glass-like sealing wall.
Inside the cell, after hearing the knocking, Zuiyasi slowly opened his eyes. Seeing the figure outside the sealing wall, he grinned. Then the person outside the wall said:
"My friend, I've come to rescue you."